Hey there! Hello! It’s a slow site day, so we’re bringing you Wednesday Links bright and early. Some updates here: at SBTB HQ, we gathering together to play some Dungeons & Dragons. Elyse’s wonderful husband has volunteered to DM and I’m so excited to play again. I will be playing a dwarven fighter named Wilhelmina “Willa” Bronzeblade, who is just happy to be here! As of right now, we don’t have any plans to turn … Continue reading Links: Chuck Tingle, Failures, & More →
Welcome back to Wednesday Links where I am definitely very sleepy! So far this week, every day has felt like a Monday. Between the heat and this pandemic, I’m just over it. Counties near me are going back to mask mandates and I’m all for doing whatever is best for the community, but it just makes me sad. Anyone else feeling the same way? Thank god I had therapy yesterday. … We all knew that … Continue reading Links: Tattoos, Plagiarism, & More →
Welcome back to Wednesday Links! I’m still in Florida and let’s just say it isn’t going super well. My flight was also delayed by a giant man baby refusing to wear a mask and then cursing out a plane mostly full of families going to Disney. On the bright side, I did get a pretty sporty rental car and I went to Atlanta for the Georgia Aquarium to finally see their whale sharks. … In … Continue reading Links: Irish Music, a Writer’s Fellowship, & More →
I’ve talked a few times over the years about how I can’t write while listening to music with lyrics. I can only listen to one set of words at a time, and the ones I need to hear are quiet, and in my brain. So I’ve collected a few different options in terms of music to write or read to, and I thought, in case you need to create your own quiet, soothing oasis, these … Continue reading A Collection of Music to Write and Read To →
Welcome to Wednesday Links! I thought today was the last Wednesday of the month, but I was wrong and I feel like I no longer have any concept of days after returning from RT. Anyway, here are some awesome things! … Author Tamara Lush was on a previous podcast episode to talk about her writer residency on Amtrak. If you want to soak up more info on Lush’s experience, she wrote about it for PopSugar: … Continue reading Links: Podcasts, Writing, & Comics! →
Not Just Jane: Rediscovering Seven Amazing Women Writers Who Transformed British Literature is a fascinating look at the works and lives of seven English authors: Charlotte Turner Smith, Helen Maria Williams, Mary Robinson, Catherine Crowe, Sara Coleridge, Dinah Mulock Craik, and Mary Elizabeth Braddon. The book profiles how their careers were shaped by the society they lived in, and how their writing, in turn, shaped society. Because the author, Shelley DeWees, is primarily writing about books … Continue reading Not Just Jane by Shelley DeWees →
Happy Wednesday! It’s time for some links. Big thanks to all you awesome readers for sending me cool stuff to feature! Please, keep ’em coming! … From Reader Susan, who sent me a link to Jim C. Hines’ blog, in which he swapped the genders of characters in passages from scifi/fantasy novels: While Mr. Douglas was speaking freely on a subject he knew little about, Jane C. Henshaw, LL.B, M.D., Sc.D., bon vivant, gourmet, sybarite, popular author … Continue reading Links: Jim C. Hines, The Landmark Trust, and Relaxation Techniques →
Happy Wednesday! This week is just flying by and I hope it feels that way for you too! Just a reminder that Redheadedgirl and I are off to Stockholm. We start our travel tomorrow! We’ll be doing a round up post of our adventures once we’re back stateside, but if you want to follow our shenanigans on social media (mainly Instagram and probably Twitter), we’ll be using the #SmartBitchesinSweden hashtag. … By reader request, we’re posting … Continue reading Links: Ghostbusters, Reading Challenges, & Archives →
Happy Hump Day, everyone! Sometimes, you need a few things to get you through the rest of the week. Hopefully, these links will help! Reader Bethany sent us a link to an Ideas episode, a Canadian podcast/radio show, on romantic love in literature and how it relates to consent. It has some great discussion with some awesome women: PhD student Elissa Gurman draws out the roots of a very powerful narrative, the Crazy Woman In Love, as … Continue reading Links: Love, WoC Romances, & Marginalia →
The following guest post comes from author, Rhoda Baxter. Here at the Pink Palace of Bitchery, we’re a crafty bunch. Knitting and crocheting have become a frequent conversation, and we love it when readers can share their crafted creations with us. While working on a blanket, Rhoda discovered that creating something through crochet was quite similar to writing a novel. When I was stuck in the middle of writing my last book, I decided I … Continue reading Guest Post: Ways Crocheting is Similar to Writing →
